“I didn’t know much about Seattle until I got to the league, but everybody that came here and played the Sonics told me nothing but good things,” said Griffin, who had never played in Seattle. “I definitely wanted to check it out, and it met all of my expectations.”

Wearing a No. 13 maroon jersey and a pair of pink Air Jordan shoes, Griffin knifed through the defense for windmill jams and tomahawk dunks.

Former Washington center Aziz N’Diaye drew boos from the crowd when he delivered hard fouls to Griffin on three straight possessions and prevented what might have been more highlights.